From the adorable but deadly pine marten to the massive sperm whale, get to know some of the amazing animals that call ...

KOIN 6 Chief Meteorologist Josh Cozart captures Seaside's young molting elephant seal on Saturday, April 5, 2025.

David Farmer had been hunting vocalizations for the multitudinous “Moria orcs” in the first “Lord of The Rings” movie and “needed something new and cool.” Sightseeing with his wife, Farmer was not ...

New research suggests a distinct lineage of elephant seals were well established in New Zealand at the time of human arrival. Joint senior author Associate Professor Nic Rawlence, director of the ...

You can follow satellite tagged pups at Team Ellie, Cal Poly’s elephant seal research team, led by Associate Professor of Biological Sciences Heather Liwanag. Weaners should get nice and fat ...

The pups born this season have been weaned and are now making their way into the ocean. Some might not quite make it.

Find a T-Mobile store near Novato. Weather forecast: • Hollywood comes for the Bay Area's elephant seal pups (mercurynews.com) — Novato resident David Farmer found inspiration for orc sounds ...

Young northern elephant seals can be seen in and around the Bay Area. The animals can be easily observed in their natural environment in three areas, and also at a marine-mammal rehabilitation ...

Sound designer David Farmer of Novato, who recorded elephant seal vocalizations at The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, Calif. that were used in the Lord of the Rings movies. (courtesy of David ...

Southern elephant seals are the "canary in the coal mine" for the Southern Ocean, offering insight into how the ecosystem may react to future climate change and human impact, new research shows. Joint ...

Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) are an iconic species of the Southern Ocean. But with rapid environmental changes in their ocean home, the seals' population range has been shifting. Once ...